DOVER - Langdon Place of Dover, a Genesis HealthCare Community providing residential, assisted living, memory care and rehabilitation services, will host a free seminar conducted by Wentworth-Douglass Hospital on how to prevent and treat strokes at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 25, at Langdon Place of Dover, 60 Middle Road, Dover. The seminar is open to the public.
The seminar will focus on the symptoms of strokes, who is at risk, how to prevent strokes, what is the best treatment for a stroke, new medical advances in stroke care, when is surgery necessary, what to expect for rehabilitation for a stroke patient, and, as a primary stroke center, what Wentworth-Douglass Hospital offers for acute stroke care in the Seacoast. Also, the seminar will include information on the neurological rehabilitation day program at Wentworth-Douglass Hospital.
Wentworth-Douglass was the first hospital in New Hampshire to earn primary stroke center advanced certification by The Joint Commission, the nation's leading health care accrediting agency. As a primary stroke center, Wentworth-Douglass provides the best practices in acute stroke care to achieve better outcomes for patients using state-of-the-art diagnostic criteria. Through its clinical affiliation with Massachusetts General Hospital, Wentworth-Douglass has full access to expert clinicians through telemedicine videoconferencing, which allows stroke specialists in Boston to interact with patients and providers in real-time to diagnose and make treatment recommendations.
The seminar will be conducted by registered nurse Lynn Marie Chabot, MS. Chabot started her nursing career in the emergency department in 2003 after graduating from the University of New Hampshire with a bachelor of science in nursing. During her time in the emergency department she served as the stroke champion, assisting with Wentworth-Douglass Hospital's certification as a Joint Commission Primary Stroke Center. In 2010, she became the emergency department clinical nurse educator continuing to support the stroke program. In December of 2014, she transitioned to her current role as the stroke and trauma program manager and recently attained her master's in nursing leadership from Franklin Pierce University.
For details, or to reserve a seat, call Langdon Place of Dover at 743-4110, Ext. 224.